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ChatGPT, a new artificial intelligence (AI) program, has become wildly popular since it went live in late 2022. The program…
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Some kids from West Side Elementary School in Healdsburg, California have gone viral after creating a national “pep talk hotline”…
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It can be easier for white families to avoid talking about race than it is for families of color because…
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Direct admissions is a new strategy that some colleges and universities are hoping will broaden their pool of prospective students…
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Many of us grew up thinking voting was just for grown-ups, but actually—voting is a family matter! Not only do elections…
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As some school districts and local governments across the country continue to restrict access to books in schools, an Oklahoma…
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As a new school year approaches, parents of rising kindergarteners will naturally have lots of questions about how to best…
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The COVID-19 vaccine is now available for children over 4, and parents naturally have lots of questions about it. To…
There are so many benefits of playing sports in childhood, including boosts in physical health and social and emotional skills.…
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This summer, the National Education Association (NEA) is offering a variety of educational resources to help families contend with the…
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About 50 million K-12 public school students have had to switch to remote learning because of the Covid-19 crisis. But…
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With so many families across the country observing stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus pandemic, many parents are left juggling…
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A Virginia school district, one of the largest in the U.S., has announced that it will allow its students one…
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration announced that it’s proposing roll-backs of former First Lady Michelle Obama’s signature school nutrition…
Starting in January, students at Stephen T. Badin High School in Hamilton, Ohio will receive at least one drug, alcohol,…
Starting next year, climate change will be the subject of examination for Italian school children. All schools will dedicate 33…
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Sheyaa Joseph, more popularly known as Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage, is teaming up with the Fulton County solicitor Keith Gammage…
Seven year-old Elizabeth Wholmaker has organized a petition against the elimination of a dedicated art class at her school. The…
In a world where the number of things distracting us from sleep is growing, the amount of sleep our children…
A creative ten year-old in the United Kingdom was told one too many times to stop doodling in class, so…
Since elevated levels of lead were found in the water supply in Flint, Mich. nearly four years ago, the community…
When kids are little, parental involvement at school tends to spike. But as children grow up, many parents start to…
For parents whose children turn 5 near the beginning of the school year, the struggle over when to start them…
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which helps low income families afford their meals, is under fire due to a…
As Windy City teachers began day two of their first strike since 2012, 300,000 public school students remained out of…
If you’ve ever wished you could take a mental health day from work (or life in general), soon your kids…
There are a few (million) kids who will be happy to read the findings of a recent study on screen…
From cutting out cursive to Common Core math, parents have seen their fair share of somewhat controversial changes to education…
Since the 1990s, Box Tops for Education has been encouraging parents to cut their tabs off of cereal boxes to…